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#31 STEVE SHIELDS

Player Profile	Stats
Kudos & Honors	Pictures
Goalie World Ratings

Player Profile

Height: 6-3
Weight: 210 lbs
Position: Goaltender
Catches: Left
Born: July 19, 1972, Toronto, Ontario
Drafted: Selected by the Buffalo Sabres in the 5th round (101th overall) of the 1991 NHL Entry Draft.

Misc Facts:

Hobbies: Enjoys playing Chess, surfing the net, reading
(also plays basketball and golf)
Summers: Spends part of the summer in Ann Arbor, MI,
where he also runs a week-long skating camp with several Michigan alumni
Favorite NHL City to Play in: New York
Favorite Hockey player: Ken Dryden, former goaltender
Musical? Took piano lessons as a kid, but focused on sports instead
Favorite Movie: The Phantom Menace, Bullworth
Favorite TV Show: Seinfield
After hockey: would like to pursue a movie-directing career

Kudos & Honors

Co-winner, Seagate Technology Player of the Year,
1998-1999 Season (shared with Mike Vernon)
NHL Player of the Week, March 8-14, 1999
Seagate Technology Player of the Month, March 99
1998-9 Pacific Bell Play of the Year: Shield's diving save against St. Louis (on Feb. 11)
1st Career Shutout - vs. Vancouver on 12/26/98 - stopped all 25 shots on goal

Stats
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G O A L T E N D I N G
YR	TEAM	GM	GS	MIN	W	L	T	SHA	GA	ENG	SHO	SV%	GAA
1995-96	Buffalo	2	--	75	1	0	0	32	4	0	0	.875	3.20
1996-97	Buffalo	13	13	789	3	8	2	447	39	2	0	.912	2.96
1997-98	Buffalo	16	10	784	3	6	4	408	37	0	0	.909	2.83
1998-99	San Jose	33	30	1913	13	10	7	885	71	1	3	.919	2.22

Goalie World ratings (best out of 10)

1999-2000 Season

Week 2: No 1 Goalie

Week 3: No 1 Goalie

Week 5: No 1 Goalie

Week 6: No 1 Goalie

Week 7: No 1 Goalie

Week 8: No 1 Goalie

Week 9: No 3 Goalie

Week 10: No 2 Goalie

Week 11: No 4 Goalie

Week 12: No 4 Goalie

Week 13: No 2 Goalie

Week 14: No 2 Goalie

Week 15: No 2 Goalie

Week 16: No 3 Goalie

Week 17: No 5 Goalie

Week 18: No 7 Goalie

Week 19: No 3 Goalie

Week 20: No 2 Goalie

Week 21: No 4 Goalie

Week 22: No 7 Goalie

Week 23: No 8 Goalie

Week 24: No 10 Goalie

Week 25: No 9 Goalie

Week 26: No 9 Goalie

Week 27: No 7 Goalie

Pictures

Steve Shields is *my* personal favorite player...
I was lucky enough to get a picture with him while he signed my Sharks jersey.

Check out his great goaltending abilities 
in the Stanley Cup Series:
 Gallery 1 (vs. St. Louis)
 Gallery 2 (vs. Dallas)